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About the Role
Join a collaborative team where your expertise truly matters. Working with a high degree of autonomy, you’ll provide critical organizational and substantive support on complex litigation matters, partnering closely with attorneys and fellow paralegals. Your work may span multiple practice areas, offering variety and challenge, all while playing a key role in delivering exceptional client service and driving successful outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Provide substantive and organizational support across all phases of complex litigation, from case inception through trial or resolution
- Manage multiple concurrent projects of varying complexity, adapting processes and priorities to meet evolving business and client needs
- Review documents and data; conduct procedural, factual, and legal research with a strong understanding of case strategy and client objectives
- Coordinate document collections, reviews, productions, and case file management, including collaboration with eDiscovery teams
- Assist with court filings and discovery materials, including cite- and fact-checking briefs, proofreading, and assembling exhibits and appendices
- Support depositions and trials by preparing witness files, exhibits, notices, subpoenas, summaries, and managing trial logistics as needed
- Apply sound judgment, analytical thinking, and creativity to identify issues, recommend solutions, and enhance work product quality
- Maintain compliance with administrative and billing requirements, including timely entry of time records
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Four or more years of litigation experience or comparable legal experience preferred
- Demonstrated experience with Bluebook citation and cite checking
- Proficiency with Relativity or similar eDiscovery platforms
- Ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and take full ownership of assignments with minimal supervision
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to follow complex instructions with a high degree of accuracy
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and perform effectively under pressure
- Strong research, analytical, writing, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Flexibility to work overtime and travel as needed to meet business and client needs
Skills
- Bluebook citation
- Cite checking
- Relativity or similar eDiscovery platforms
- Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 4+ years litigation experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $90k to $120k
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package starting on your first day
- Variety of options for medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage
- Industry-leading parental leave and family benefits including adoption and fertility treatment options and backup child and elder care
- Global wellness program, including free access to Talkspace and Calm apps
- Annual community service day
- Birthday holiday
- Education reimbursement annually
- Dedicated Talent Development team
- Competitive annual profit-sharing contribution
About the Company
- At MoFo, we collaborate as one firm, across borders, practice areas, and business functions and value fresh ideas and innovation over conformity and competition.
- About Us: https://www.mofo.com/about
- Inclusion + Engagement: https://www.mofo.com/community/we-at-mofo
- Commitment to Pro Bono: https://www.mofo.com/community/pro-bono
- The MoFo Foundation: https://www.mofo.com/culture/mofo-foundation
Equal Opportunity
- We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances.